Commentary for Bava Metzia 126:11

פשיטא לא צריכא דאית ליה אשראי במתא מהו דתימא כיון דאית ליה אשראי במתא כעד שיבא בני או עד שאמצא מפתח דמי קמ"ל כיון דמחסרי גוביינא כמאן דליתנהו דמי:

hence, if he appears before him, [he shews] that he relies upon him [for supplies]; but if not, he [the vendor] can plead, 'I thought that you found better produce than mine, and bought it [intending that I should return your money].' R. Ashi said: Now that you say it is because of his relying upon him, then even if he met him in the market and said to him, ['I rely upon you',] he relies upon him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And thereby submits himself to the curse. ');">¹⁰</span>

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